Further Tools

Sheet Metal > Further Tools

HiCAD Sheet Metal provides you with libraries containing a wide variety of tools for processing sheets. You can use the Catalogue Editor to add your own punches and bore patterns (see Example) to the libraries. For instance, the Mould function provides you with swaging humps, centring bosses and extruded threads. You can create cross-breaks to increase the load bearing capacity of sheets. These functions are contained in the Further Tools function group.

On the 3-D Standard tab of the Ribbon, these functions are also available for sheets, namely, in the Standard Parts and Standard Processings function groups. Furthermore, numbers or texts can be applied.

Sheet Metal > Further Tools
	Punch		Mould
	Emboss		Crossbr.

Sheet Metal > Further Tools

3-D Standard > Standard Processings
	Lettering	This function cannot only be applied to sheet metal parts, but to all 3-D parts. It is therefore located in the Standard Processings function group of the 3-D Standard tab. (Bore > Lettering).
	Bore pattern	This function cannot only be applied to sheet metal parts, but to all 3-D parts. It is therefore located in the Standard Processings function group of the 3-D Standard tab. (Bore > Bore pattern).

3-D Standard > Standard Processings

Lettering

This function cannot only be applied to sheet metal parts, but to all 3-D parts. It is therefore located in the Standard Processings function group of the 3-D Standard tab. (Bore > Lettering).

Bore pattern

This function cannot only be applied to sheet metal parts, but to all 3-D parts. It is therefore located in the Standard Processings function group of the 3-D Standard tab. (Bore > Bore pattern).

Please note:

The Through option is not possible for the insertion of Threads (3-D Standard > Standard Processings > Bore/Thr.).

You use the Catalogue Editor to define the parameters, the fitting priority and the material selection. Please read the information in the Online Help chapter for the Catalogue Editor (CATEDITOR.EXE in the HiCAD EXE directory).

Invalid or replaced standards are identified in the selection window by the

symbol.

Standard parts which are highlighted yellow-green in the right selection window are linked to HELiOS part master attributes via the Catalogue Editor (CATEDITOR.EXE). For further information, please refer to the Online Help for the Catalogue Editor.

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